Communication breakdowns among health care providers often contribute to preventable medical errors. In a complex health care landscape where multiple specialists may be involved in a patient’s care, ...

Two-thirds of communication errors in healthcare relate to patient handoffs, according to The Joint Commission. After finding these handoffs were a root cause of miscommunication safety events, MD ...

In 2010, five hospitals in New York City implemented a communication-and-resolution program (CRP) in general surgery. Its intent was to improve the nature of hospital discussions of medical errors ...

In a world where meetings multiply and messages pile up through digital channels, the art of spoken communication often gets ...

When information is unrecorded, misdirected, never received, never retrieved or ignored in healthcare, patients can be adversely effected. A recent report — “Malpractice Risks in Communication ...

Communication is the heartbeat of any relationship, yet many couples fall into harmful patterns without noticing. These ...

Medical errors come in various forms, and they can occur at any stage of the healthcare process. Some common types of medical errors include diagnostic errors, medication errors, surgical errors, and ...

A Maryland Department of Health report shows a fourth consecutive annual rise in medical errors, including patient deaths and ...

Less than half of us trust "content from a company CEO," while nearly three-quarters of us "trust information posted by friends and family on social media, blogs and other digital sites," according to ...